Art, Allegory and the Rise of Shi'ism in Iran, 1487-1565 /

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Explores the ways in which esoteric religion shaped the masterpieces of classical Persian paintingTransforming our understanding of Persian art, this impressive interdisciplinary book decodes some of the world's most exquisite medieval paintings. It reveals the hidden meaning behind enigmatic f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kia, Chad (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Colección:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
Temas:
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian.
Painting, Iranian > 16th century.
Painting, Iranian > To 1500.
Shīʻah > Iran > History.
Shīʻah > Iran > History.
Symbolism in art.
Islamic Studies.
ART / History / Medieval.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Plates
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Coming to Terms with Meaning in Persian Painting
  • 1. Poetics of the Picture: Verbal Imagery and Visual Language
  • 2. Remaking Persian Painting: Didactic Sufism in a Timurid Manuscript
  • 3. The Third Station on the Path to Sufism: 'The Bearded Man Drowning'
  • 4. Fixed-figure Prototypes and the Symbolic Order
  • 5. The Culmination of a Trend: 'Depraved Man Commits Bestiality' 135 Conclusion: The Sufi Synthesis
  • Conclusion: The Sufi Synthesis
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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